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April 1, 2009
April 1, 2009
The message below was sent out to retailers yesterday by the linens brand Sferra. I was intrigued by how open they were about their credit line. Excerpt:
"...We have over $3 million outstanding on our line and an interest charge of $15,000 per month falls right to the bottom line. Our "affordable luxury" pricing policy affords no financing of past due amounts."
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March 31, 2009
Dear Client:
As you probably have noticed during the first three...
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December 28, 2008
December 28, 2008
The ruling by the Supreme Court last year on MAP (or MSRP) has left some scratching their heads about whether they can set minimum prices on home goods and tableware. According to the article below, it appears so.
Excerpt:
But in a controversial decision last year, the Supreme Court opened the door for manufacturers to set minimum prices as a means to enhance a brand's image and for retailers to make enough profit on their merchandise to ...
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July 19, 2008
July 19, 2008
This article below from the today's NYT echoes a conversation I had this week with a major tableware brand. The head of the company said that he can see a day when the traveling home goods salesperson will not travel. Instead, the person will do his or her sales presentations over the phone and web. Samples will be shipped via UPS or FedEx. Otherwise, sales reps have to drive to and from meetings, and this gas money may eat up 25% of their commission. Oddly, ...
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February 15, 2008
February 15, 2008
David Pogue in his New York Times column this week reviews the new Microsoft Office Live Small Business suite. He first notes:
Half the small businesses in America, and 70 percent of one-person businesses, don’t even have Web sites. Obviously, the percentage that exploits Internet marketing tools like e-mail newsletters, search engine ads and online stores is even lower.
The immediately brings to mind all the mom and pop and small tableware companies. For...
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December 28, 2007
December 28, 2007
When Domino Magazine announced its top table and flatware picks for 2007, I was excited to check out the websites for the selected brands. Since these brands are the 'top' picks, I thought the websites would be easy to use and smart. Sadly, most of these websites are not. These are my grades for each brand's website:
Kate Spade tabletop website: D
John Derian Company website: F
Michael C. Fina website: B
Nautica website: C-
Nicole Farhi ...
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